#Akamas

Police were alerted on Monday morning after a body was found on a beach in Akamas. According to initial reports, the body was found by a fisherman in an advanced ...

BirdLife Cyprus, Terra Cypria and Opok on Friday sharply criticised the agriculture ministry’s handling of environmental violations in Akamas, following a meeting with the ministry’s director-general for the ...

The Akamas national forest park is currently undergoing a full operational reorganisation, with the sole aim of ensuring public safety and fire protection, while at the same time taking into ...

Environmental organisations intensified criticism on Monday over the management of the Akamas peninsula, accusing the forestry department and the agriculture ministry of sustained inaction and continued breaches of legally binding ...

Serious issues in the management of the Republic’s mineral resources persist, having affected protected species, including bats and the Natura 2000 network, a report published by the audit office revealed ...

The road to the Baths of Aphrodite–Fontana Amorosa in the Akamas national forest park will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday because of maintenance works, the forestry department said ...

Archaeologists at Drouseia-Skloinikia on the Akamas peninsula have unearthed a treasure trove of stone tools, beads, shells and bones, some dating back 8,000 years, offering a rare glimpse into the island’...

“You can do so much more than you think. Dream big. Remove the barriers you set for yourself.” That was the mindset of four university students in their twenties who ...

The environmental group Friends of Akamas has accused the government of “lacking clear political will to redefine policy towards declaring the Akamas peninsula a national park of international standards,” warning ...

The Avakas gorge nature trail in the Akamas national forest park will be closed as of Saturday due to forecast rain and thunderstorms. The Forestry Department said on Friday that ...

Four young men who can expect an especially exhausting lead up to Christmas are a group of university students planning a 240-kilometre run from the Akamas to Cape Greco in ...

The Akamas Municipality hosted a working meeting of partners involved in the European research programmes Atlantic-Arctic Agora (A-AAGORA) and CLIMAREST, bringing together researchers, local and regional authorities, and stakeholders from ...

The environment department has rejected the proposed development of 69 villas with a reception building and sewerage treatment plant at the entrance to Akamas, a move welcomed on Monday by BirdLife ...

The four museums of the Akamas communities won first prize in the “cultural tourism services for all, visitors and residents alike” category at the 18th annual European cultural tourism network (...

Applications have opened for land owners in the Akamas who do not develop and are entitled to a subsidy, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. They will be able to ...

“Severe irregularities” in the construction of embankments and a platform in the Ayios Georgios sea caves area of Peyia were detected by the town planning department, it said on Friday. “...

Demonstrators in Ayios Georgios, Peyia on Saturday morning protested ongoing violations of protected areas in Peyia and the Akamas region. Protesters carried placards with messages such as ‘Save Akamas’, ‘After ...

Testy exchange in row over party at protected turtle beach By Tom Cleaver The audit office is awaiting a response from the interior and agriculture ministries over a private party ...

Investigations into the supposedly prohibited private event, which took place near the protected Toxeftra beach in Peyia over the weekend, will be carried out, director of the environmental department Theodolou ...

The stage planned for the upcoming carob festival in Ayios Georgios, Peyia, on Friday will be relocated following criticism over its initial placement in a protected area, after reports emerged ...

The forestry department said on Wednesday it felt “satisfied and justified” regarding the re-evaluation of works in the Akamas national forest park and the publication of the environmental authority’s ...

A demonstration took place outside Parliament on Thursday, co-signed by 35 groups ranging from Far Right Watch to Save Akamas to Queer Collective. This was the second protest in two weeks ...

The state’s plan for so-called sustainable development of the environmentally sensitive Akamas has been so bad it brings to mind the old joke: “They couldn’t organise a beer ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations called on Tuesday for the termination of all technical works within the Akamas national forest park area until the completion of a full and independent ...